William of Nassau, Prince of Orange

1601

Christoffel van Sichem I after Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Christoffel van Sichem I

Artist, Dutch, 1546 - 1624

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a man standing in a composed posture. He is positioned with one hand resting on the hilt of a sword or staff on a curved surface, while his other hand appears to rest near a helmet and gauntlet on a draped pedestal. The man has a beard, mustache, wavy hair, and wears ornate armor with floral patterns on the shoulder pauldrons and a high ruffled collar. The background is plain with a textured, aged appearance typical of an engraving. The bottom of the image contains inscriptions with text formatted in classical script.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 19.5 x 12.4 cm (7 11/16 x 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1230

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 117

  • Series Title

    La Grande Chronique Ancienne et Moderne ... jusques à la fin de l'An 1600: vol. II (p. 235)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65222300

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